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Competition: Brazil Serie A
Competition: Sun 08.Oct
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Arena Barueri (31500 seats)

Statistics people will highlight a considerable gulf in quality between these sides based on the league table so far, with Palmeiras ahead of Santos by 17 points.

Insights:
  • Palmeiras have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Santos have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Serie A

Palmeiras have less rest than Santos in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Copa Libertadores game only three days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Boca Juniors, was also a home game here at Arena Barueri. The away team is better rested.

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Palmeiras form and stats

26 points is a decent return from 11 Serie A games here at Arena Barueri for Palmeiras. The data says 8 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. Ever since the Flamengo game Palmeiras has been unbeatable here at Arena Barueri producing four straight wins.

The home regulars saw a 1-1 draw versus Boca Juniors in the Copa Libertadores last time out and are looking for a victory here. The striker Veiga outperformed all teammates in that fixture and received a match rating of 7.75 out of 10. Veiga hit three key passes and had 38 successful passes (of 47 total).

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Bragantino (1-2).

A decent goal production from Palmeiras in their home games so far, with 19 goals from 11 league matches. Palmeiras are not conceding a lot of goals here at Arena Barueri in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 11 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Santos form and stats

There's been little loot from Santos's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 12 away games in the Serie A. Santos only have 2 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 1 draw.

Leonardo (2), Rincón and Soteldo scored in Santos's previous match, the home game against Vasco da Gama that ended 4-1. Rincón got a match rating of 8.3 in that game, top player of the team. Rincón scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes and had 30 successful passes (of 32 total).

Preceding that game was the away victory against Bahia with the score of 2-1.

Santos are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {5 goals} from 12 away games. Santos have conceded 22 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Palmeiras have put together a streak of 12 consecutive games without defeat (9-3-0) when facing Santos.

This was the result when the squads played each other previously this campaign; Santos - Palmeiras 0-0.

Top Goalscorers

SantosM. Santos Almeida
M. Santos Almeida
11 goals
PalmeirasR. Cavalcante Veiga
R. Cavalcante Veiga
7 goals
PalmeirasE. Moreira de Sousa
E. Moreira de Sousa
5 goals

Palmeiras missing players

Santos missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Palmeiras Santos
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
25 11 3 Played P 3 12 25
12 8 3 Won W 0 2 7
8 2 0 Drew D 0 1 6
5 1 0 Lost L 3 9 12
39 19 5 Scored S 0 5 27
20 8 1 Conceded C 4 22 41
88% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 88%
64% 64% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 67% 76%
44% 45% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 42% 52%
28% 27% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 28%
12% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 20%
52% 64% 33% BTTS BTTS 0% 25% 44%
36% 27% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 20%
24% 9% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 67% 48%
 
6.6 7.9 8.7 Corners for (avg) C F 5.7 4.4 4.6
4.2 3.9 3.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5 6.5 6.4
2.6 2.2 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.7 2.7 3
2 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 6
 
15.5 17.7 18 Shots (avg) S ( 9.3 9.5 11.3
5.2 6 6.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.7 2.5 3.6
30% 29% 26% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 17% 30%
 
11.4 8.5 6.3 Shots against (avg) S A 17 17.8 15.3
4 3.5 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 8 7 5.6
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Palmeiras have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Palmeiras have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Palmeiras have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Santos have scored away.
  • Palmeiras have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Palmeiras haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Santos have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Santos have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Serie A
  • Santos have the fewest scored goals (5) away in Serie A

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Botafogo 25 16 4 5 40 16 13 11 1 1 28 6 12 5 3 4 12 10 24 52
2 Bragantino 25 12 9 4 35 22 13 8 4 1 21 8 12 4 5 3 14 14 13 45
3 Gremio 25 13 5 7 40 32 13 10 2 1 26 10 12 3 3 6 14 22 8 44
4 Palmeiras 25 12 8 5 39 20 11 8 2 1 19 8 14 4 6 4 20 12 19 44
5 Flamengo 25 12 7 6 37 30 12 6 4 2 17 9 13 6 3 4 20 21 7 43
6 Fluminense 25 12 5 8 34 29 13 10 3 0 20 6 12 2 2 8 14 23 5 41
7 Atletico Mineiro 25 11 7 7 29 19 12 6 3 3 15 10 13 5 4 4 14 9 10 40
8 Atletico PR 25 11 7 7 37 29 13 8 4 1 24 14 12 3 3 6 13 15 8 40
9 Fortaleza 25 11 6 8 30 24 13 7 4 2 20 11 12 4 2 6 10 13 6 39
10 Sao Paulo 25 9 7 9 31 27 14 9 2 3 23 13 11 0 5 6 8 14 4 34
11 Cuiaba 25 9 5 11 26 30 12 4 4 4 17 15 13 5 1 7 9 15 -4 32
12 Cruzeiro 25 7 9 9 24 22 13 3 5 5 6 9 12 4 4 4 18 13 2 30
13 Corinthians 25 7 9 9 29 31 12 5 6 1 19 12 13 2 3 8 10 19 -2 30
14 Internacional 25 7 8 10 20 29 12 5 3 4 12 12 13 2 5 6 8 17 -9 29
15 Santos 25 7 6 12 27 41 13 5 5 3 22 19 12 2 1 9 5 22 -14 27
16 Goias 25 6 9 10 21 31 12 3 6 3 11 14 13 3 3 7 10 17 -10 27
17 Vasco da Gama 25 7 5 13 27 38 12 5 1 6 15 15 13 2 4 7 12 23 -11 26
18 Bahia 25 6 7 12 28 34 12 4 4 4 20 15 13 2 3 8 8 19 -6 25
19 America Mineiro 25 4 6 15 27 51 13 4 1 8 13 23 12 0 5 7 14 28 -24 18
20 Coritiba 25 4 5 16 27 53 12 3 3 6 14 17 13 1 2 10 13 36 -26 17

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Botafogo 25 16 4 5 40 16 13 11 1 1 28 6 12 5 3 4 12 10 24 52
2 Bragantino 25 12 9 4 35 22 13 8 4 1 21 8 12 4 5 3 14 14 13 45
3 Gremio 25 13 5 7 40 32 13 10 2 1 26 10 12 3 3 6 14 22 8 44
4 Palmeiras 25 12 8 5 39 20 11 8 2 1 19 8 14 4 6 4 20 12 19 44
5 Flamengo 25 12 7 6 37 30 12 6 4 2 17 9 13 6 3 4 20 21 7 43
6 Fluminense 25 12 5 8 34 29 13 10 3 0 20 6 12 2 2 8 14 23 5 41
7 Atletico Mineiro 25 11 7 7 29 19 12 6 3 3 15 10 13 5 4 4 14 9 10 40
8 Atletico PR 25 11 7 7 37 29 13 8 4 1 24 14 12 3 3 6 13 15 8 40
9 Fortaleza 25 11 6 8 30 24 13 7 4 2 20 11 12 4 2 6 10 13 6 39
10 Sao Paulo 25 9 7 9 31 27 14 9 2 3 23 13 11 0 5 6 8 14 4 34
11 Cuiaba 25 9 5 11 26 30 12 4 4 4 17 15 13 5 1 7 9 15 -4 32
12 Cruzeiro 25 7 9 9 24 22 13 3 5 5 6 9 12 4 4 4 18 13 2 30
13 Corinthians 25 7 9 9 29 31 12 5 6 1 19 12 13 2 3 8 10 19 -2 30
14 Internacional 25 7 8 10 20 29 12 5 3 4 12 12 13 2 5 6 8 17 -9 29
15 Santos 25 7 6 12 27 41 13 5 5 3 22 19 12 2 1 9 5 22 -14 27
16 Goias 25 6 9 10 21 31 12 3 6 3 11 14 13 3 3 7 10 17 -10 27
17 Vasco da Gama 25 7 5 13 27 38 12 5 1 6 15 15 13 2 4 7 12 23 -11 26
18 Bahia 25 6 7 12 28 34 12 4 4 4 20 15 13 2 3 8 8 19 -6 25
19 America Mineiro 25 4 6 15 27 51 13 4 1 8 13 23 12 0 5 7 14 28 -24 18
20 Coritiba 25 4 5 16 27 53 12 3 3 6 14 17 13 1 2 10 13 36 -26 17

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The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, often called the Brasileirão (or just Série A), is the primary football competition in Brazil. It has 20 teams playing each other twice from May to December, a total of 38 fixtures. The top team is crowned as the champion and the bottom four are relegated.